The Cleveland Indians set-up crew has been outstanding out of the bullpen
The 9th inning might usually make Indians’ fans nervous but they don’t have that problem in the 7th and 8th innings. Rookie lefty Rafael Perez works a lot in the 7th inning and he has been nasty this season. Perez has pitched in 40 games this season and he is 1-1 with 1 save, a 1.41 ERA and a 0.85 WHIP. He has worked 57.1 innings this season and he has only allowed 35 hits, walked 14 batters and whiffed 59. Rafael Betancourt is having the best season of his major league career by far in 2007. Betancourt has worked in 62 games this season and he is 5-1 with 1 save, a 1.48 ERA and a 0.75 WHIP. He has worked 73 innings this season and he has only allowed 47 hits, walked 8 batters and whiffed 69. The Indians are closing in on the Central Division Title as they now lead the Tigers by 6.5 games with a 89-62 record.